7970m 3Dmark11 scores are MISERABLE :( helppp

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AJ_

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sooo i got my vortex 3 a little while ago and have been running 3dmark11 periodically. I have run it about 4 times results being ~5100, ~5100, ~5500, ~5500 which are all lower than what most people with the same specs are getting. I just ran it two more times and got http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3729670 less than 5100! I'm kinda new to this whole thing so any help would be greatly appreciated. I noticed my processor clock in the results is less than 2.0 - is that an issue considering i have the i7- 3610qm (2.3-3.3ghz). I know there is some leaked / beta drivers out there but I dont really want to switch to anything unstable.. any ideas? :)



Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ADVANCED-N 6235 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire
1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
 
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AJ_

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exactly! i have the stock drivers from PCS too. can't figure out what the problem might be :( anyone from PCS have an idea?
 
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AJ_

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hey cossacknoodle can I ask what your settings are under the gaming section of catalyst control (anti aliasing etc). I think that may have something to do with my poor results. I had changed some of them to my own preferences and I noticed a significantly better score when I just set them all to let applications decide. http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3731846 :) though the core clock seems to be wrong in that result (450mhz instead of the standard 850mhz)
 
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